Slidell Assistant Police Chief Kevin Foltz said there were a total of 65 passengers and crew members on the Crescent, which was en route from New Orleans to New York.

Police said the truck driver was injured and taken to a hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, Foltz said. Five passengers on the train were also treated for minor injuries, police said.

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Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the rig was blocking a crossing when the train hit it about 8 a.m., damaging both locomotives. Foltz said four of the train cars were partially knocked off the tracks.

The armored personnel carriers are manufactured at a Textron Corp. plant near Slidell.